1 00:00:04,171 --> 00:00:07,107 This person says, great presentation. 2 00:00:07,107 --> 00:00:09,654 And they have a particular question 3 00:00:09,654 --> 00:00:12,346 about participatory action research. 4 00:00:12,813 --> 00:00:16,249 They they ask where when there is shared 5 00:00:16,249 --> 00:00:16,850 power, 6 00:00:16,850 --> 00:00:19,671 is there also shared responsibility 7 00:00:19,671 --> 00:00:22,089 how to think about, you know, 8 00:00:22,456 --> 00:00:25,592 confidentiality issues or adverse events? 9 00:00:26,927 --> 00:00:30,597 How how to think about what's shared 10 00:00:30,597 --> 00:00:32,626 or, you know, when you share power, 11 00:00:32,626 --> 00:00:33,901 how far does that go? 12 00:00:33,901 --> 00:00:36,696 Or does that go into the implementation of the 13 00:00:36,696 --> 00:00:37,304 research? 14 00:00:40,674 --> 00:00:43,043 But thank you. 15 00:00:43,043 --> 00:00:47,047 I speak, but, in different ways. 16 00:00:49,683 --> 00:00:51,084 These 17 00:00:51,084 --> 00:00:53,874 there are many ways in which you can participate in 18 00:00:53,874 --> 00:00:54,421 research. 19 00:00:54,922 --> 00:00:57,624 The one where I find is power 20 00:00:57,624 --> 00:01:01,762 sharing is easier is where it is addressing a problem 21 00:01:01,762 --> 00:01:04,765 that is identified by the community itself. 22 00:01:05,999 --> 00:01:08,068 It could be something like, 23 00:01:08,068 --> 00:01:10,551 for example, I'm just saying off the top of 24 00:01:10,551 --> 00:01:11,071 my head. 25 00:01:11,338 --> 00:01:13,907 Why is it that we are always bitten by mosquitoes? 26 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:16,209 We want to do something about it. 27 00:01:16,209 --> 00:01:19,560 The current, preventive measures are not 28 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:20,314 working. 29 00:01:20,314 --> 00:01:21,448 What can be done? 30 00:01:21,448 --> 00:01:23,583 And this is community coming up with. 31 00:01:23,583 --> 00:01:24,952 Can we do something else? 32 00:01:24,952 --> 00:01:28,913 And research has come in to say, yes, let's work through to find 33 00:01:28,913 --> 00:01:29,222 out. 34 00:01:29,456 --> 00:01:30,457 What else can we do? 35 00:01:30,457 --> 00:01:33,002 Can we, start figuring out enough 36 00:01:33,002 --> 00:01:35,162 approached by the community 37 00:01:35,162 --> 00:01:38,136 of preventing breeding grounds for most 38 00:01:38,136 --> 00:01:39,433 people, in fact, 39 00:01:40,834 --> 00:01:43,414 the question area might be identified together with 40 00:01:43,414 --> 00:01:43,971 community. 41 00:01:44,371 --> 00:01:47,607 They might even be involved in transect walks to figure out 42 00:01:47,607 --> 00:01:50,043 where are the breeding grounds for mosquitoes. 43 00:01:50,043 --> 00:01:52,814 They might even decide, what resources do we have to 44 00:01:52,814 --> 00:01:53,347 make sure 45 00:01:53,347 --> 00:01:56,049 that we are clearing the bush? Yes. Spraying. 46 00:01:56,049 --> 00:01:57,617 What can governments do? 47 00:01:57,617 --> 00:01:58,085 And so? 48 00:01:58,085 --> 00:02:00,603 So in that case, they are very much part 49 00:02:00,603 --> 00:02:01,989 of the research team, 50 00:02:01,989 --> 00:02:05,025 but they are still kind of in the community. 51 00:02:05,025 --> 00:02:06,591 They are telling the research that 52 00:02:06,591 --> 00:02:08,295 if such as do not come from the area 53 00:02:08,295 --> 00:02:11,298 for informing the research as of what needs to be done 54 00:02:11,298 --> 00:02:12,633 now, the extent to which power 55 00:02:12,633 --> 00:02:15,635 sharing in that context happens, I think is problematic. 56 00:02:16,436 --> 00:02:19,206 Because when it comes to the action from, 57 00:02:19,206 --> 00:02:21,037 communities could be very explicit 58 00:02:21,037 --> 00:02:22,976 and say, this is what is community. 59 00:02:23,176 --> 00:02:25,245 This is what we want governments to do. 60 00:02:25,245 --> 00:02:27,948 This is what will require the policies to address. 61 00:02:27,948 --> 00:02:30,584 This is the kind of funding that we need. 62 00:02:30,584 --> 00:02:33,120 And in that case they are actually declining. 63 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,723 Now that might be different from another form of approach, 64 00:02:36,957 --> 00:02:40,227 for example, for the voice to know what is the problem of 65 00:02:41,695 --> 00:02:43,797 jiggers in an area. 66 00:02:43,797 --> 00:02:45,932 Does that bite the legs. 67 00:02:45,932 --> 00:02:46,833 The toes. 68 00:02:46,833 --> 00:02:49,076 So that could be a different approach 69 00:02:49,076 --> 00:02:49,803 altogether. 70 00:02:50,170 --> 00:02:52,773 Great. So I guess just to clarify. 71 00:02:52,773 --> 00:02:55,776 It sounds like the. 72 00:02:56,476 --> 00:02:57,844 When engaging 73 00:02:57,844 --> 00:03:01,948 in the sort of I'll call the sort of extreme 74 00:03:01,948 --> 00:03:05,886 isn't quite the right word, but the sort of fully engaged, 75 00:03:08,021 --> 00:03:10,057 community engagement there. 76 00:03:10,057 --> 00:03:12,156 There's still going to be a lot of sort 77 00:03:12,156 --> 00:03:14,094 of negotiations on the ground about 78 00:03:14,628 --> 00:03:18,031 how to navigate the relationship 79 00:03:18,031 --> 00:03:21,037 and the power relationship between the community and the 80 00:03:21,037 --> 00:03:21,735 researchers. 81 00:03:21,735 --> 00:03:26,073 As you said, in some cases, the community really drive 82 00:03:26,573 --> 00:03:30,243 and maybe facilitate or, help. 83 00:03:30,243 --> 00:03:34,681 Has the researchers help them get their work done 84 00:03:34,681 --> 00:03:35,315 versus 85 00:03:35,916 --> 00:03:40,287 one where the researchers may take a stronger lead 86 00:03:40,287 --> 00:03:42,556 and the community is very engaged, 87 00:03:42,556 --> 00:03:43,890 but the researchers 88 00:03:43,890 --> 00:03:46,059 have the funding for example. 89 00:03:46,059 --> 00:03:47,194 And so that's a 90 00:03:47,194 --> 00:03:49,388 a way that they have slightly more power 91 00:03:49,388 --> 00:03:51,198 in that particular relationship. 92 00:03:52,466 --> 00:03:53,266 Absolutely. 93 00:03:53,266 --> 00:03:54,134 Thank you. Hello.